<p>2 worksheet to introduce using various interesting sentence openers in writing. Useful for targeting pupils with a writing target of upleveling openers in their writing. Second sheet focused on time openers specifically. Good for a lesson before structuring in a story.</p>

<p>72 starters- one starter per slide. Or can be used for literacy intervention lessons.<br /> Easy to read, clear font and design. Suit KS2, KS3 and KS4.<br /> All starters are for English and Literacy.<br /> Starters focus mostly on: SPAG, VCOP, word classes and devices.<br /> Print slides for lower ability to work on or ask them to choose 3 questions only from the ones given.</p>

Editable signs for VCOP Wall Display created in Word.

<p><strong>Attached are 42 ‘VCOP’ (fully editable) games and activity suggestions.</strong><br /> .<br /> <strong>Resource 1:</strong><br /> A 26-page booklet containing 26 VCOP games &amp; activity-suggestions<br /> Page 3: VCOP Games (13 games)<br /> Page 7: Connectives ‘Quick Fire’ Activities (4 activities)<br /> Page 13: Openers Activity (1 activity)<br /> Page 15: Punctuation Activity (1 activity)<br /> Page 19: Vocabulary Activities (7 activities)<br /> .<br /> <strong>Resource 2:</strong><br /> A 16-page booklet containing 16 VCOP games &amp; activity-suggestions.<br /> A ‘mixture’ of VCOP activities<br /> .<br /> <strong>Resource 3:</strong><br /> Also attached is a an activity for the children to make their own VCOP pyramid.</p>

<p>Enough starters to last you 18 months!</p> <p>I’m an English teacher of 20 years and I have created…</p> <p>80 PowerPoint slides, one activity per slide. These are all writing activities:<br /> word classes, punctuation, spelling, grammar, vocabulary, connectives, tenses, imagery, descriptive writing techniques, devices, language devices, similes, metaphors, personification, adverbs, adjectives, word classes, nouns, sentence structure, speech, paragraphs, verbs…</p> <p>Perfect for KS3 year 7, year 8 and year 9. Or KS4 low to mid ability/SEN/Special needs. Dyslexic students will find the instructions clear and the design non-stressful. ADHD students will like the variety of activities and the change of task on each slide as will non SEN students. You could always print the slide for a child with writing difficulties and they can work on the slide.</p> <p>I’ve used lots of pictures stimuli as per the GCSE exam and have included:<br /> Minecraft, Barbie movie, Fortnight / fortnite, Pokemon and modern student interests. All the skills included build towards KS3 English Launguage writing and towards the GCSE English Language exam. All examboards are covered.</p> <p>A nice idea would be to print off 4 or 5 activities; put one on a different table/stations and put the kids into groups of 5 and spend 10 minutes on each station; make a whole lesson out of it! Literacy groups could use them as a whole main activity, slides could be printed two to a page and given as hard copies to very low ability kids that struggle to write, this would help them keep up and understand the concept more, then you could stick them in their books. The rest of the class can copy from the board.</p> <p>The slides could be printed off and turned into a writing homework booklet as everything in the powerpoint is relevant to the UK GCSEs AQA, Pearson, the other boards and the functional skills exams level 1 and 2.</p>

<p>Perfect for English lessons, or as part of a literacy across the curriculum scheme, the VCOP lessons aim to build students’ fundamental writing skills.</p> <p>Engaging, differentiated, and easily adaptable, this lesson aims to improve students’ skills at using varied and appropriate sentence openers, following a logical learning journey to ensure that students learn in bite-size steps:<br /> - Defining the different words that they can use to vary how they open sentences;<br /> - Identifying varied openers in humorous writing examples;<br /> - Analysing varied openings in an interesting descriptive passage;<br /> - Creating a descriptive piece, using varied sentence openers;<br /> - Peer or self evaluating the effectiveness of their varied sentence openers.</p> <p>Resources, worksheets, and a lesson plan are provided.</p>

<p>Perfect for English lessons, or as part of a literacy across the curriculum scheme, the VCOP lessons aim to build students’ fundamental writing skills.</p> <p>Engaging, differentiated, and easily adaptable, this lesson aims to improve students’ skills at using varied and appropriate vocabulary, following a logical learning journey to ensure that students learn in bite-size steps:<br /> - Defining word types;<br /> - Identifying varied vocabulary in humorous writing examples;<br /> - Analysing varied vocabulary in an interesting descriptive passage;<br /> - Creating their descriptive piece, using varied vocabulary;<br /> - Peer or self evaluating their varied vocabulary attempts.</p> <p>Resources, worksheets, and a lesson plan are provided.</p>

VCOP PPT explaination for staff or students

<p>100 simple short activities for early morning (or any other time of day) VCOP work. Many slides can be re used if you just change a letter, word or number. They could also be printed off as a set of extension cards for the odd minute when a child finishes ahead of schedule.</p>

Taken bits from other powerpoints from the TES and put in the VCOP superheroes. I've tried to find the original ones I got the ideas from but can't find them to credit them! Will keep on looking!

<p>Perfect for English lessons, or as part of a literacy across the curriculum scheme, the VCOP lessons aim to build students’ fundamental writing skills.</p> <p>Engaging, differentiated, and easily adaptable, this lesson aims to improve students’ skills at using varied and appropriate punctuation, following a logical learning journey to ensure that students learn in bite-size steps:<br /> - Defining punctuation marks;<br /> - Identifying varied vocabulary in humorous writing examples;<br /> - Analysing varied vocabulary in an interesting descriptive passage;<br /> - Creating their descriptive piece, using varied vocabulary;<br /> - Peer or self evaluating their varied vocabulary attempts.</p> <p>Resources, worksheets, and a lesson plan are provided.</p>

<p>Perfect for English lessons, or as part of a literacy across the curriculum scheme, the VCOP lessons aim to build students’ fundamental writing skills.</p> <p>Engaging, differentiated, and easily adaptable, this lesson aims to improve students’ skills at using varied and appropriate connectives in their writing, following a logical learning journey to ensure that students learn in bite-size steps:<br /> - Defining connectives types;<br /> - Identifying connectives in humorous writing examples;<br /> - Analysing connectives in an interesting descriptive passage;<br /> - Creating a descriptive piece, using varied connectives;<br /> - Peer or self evaluating their writing attempts, and in particular the use of connectives</p> <p>Resources, worksheets, and a lesson plan are provided.</p>

resource to support VCOP during writing

The letters VCOP, what each letter stands for, conjunctions, excellent openers and vocabulary ready to print and display in your classroom.

<p>Here is a VCOP mat I created for mu children to help support their sentence structure. (No rights owned - Not included in price)</p>

<p>This is an excellent resource for pupils to record examples of Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation. Use for reading tasks, homework or fast finishers. This is a flexible resource that will suit a range of learners. Includes both Microsoft Word and PDF versions.</p>

<p>a very creative and original wall display for a vcop wall. includes some examples as well as some blank ones to be filled in according to age group.</p>

Time-saving, interactive resources for introducing children to VCOP.

<p></p><p>I’ve pulled together various resources such as quick fire activities that I’d previously uploaded separately, and games and links suggested by other posters (notably bluerose) into 1 document.</p><p></p>

Bright and attractive VCOP display. <br /> <br /> The openers are designed to be hung up with pieces of string - like an open/closed sign in a shop.

All the elements for a colourful VCOP display.